Summer Worker at MAX IV beamline Balder
Lunds universitet, MAX IV / Administratörsjobb / Lund
2025-02-28
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Summer Job at MAX IV - Help Build a Unique X-ray Spectroscopy Reference Library!
Are you a chemistry student with a passion for spectroscopy, data analysis, and hands-on lab work? This is your chance to spend four weeks at MAX IV Laboratory, Sweden's world-leading synchrotron facility!
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented student to join the Balder beamline team this summer.
Your main task will be to prepare chemical reference standards for X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS), measure them during a dedicated beamtime, and help build a publicly available reference library for scientists worldwide.
Your tasks will include:
- Preparing and analysing chemical reference samples in the lab
- Measuring samples during a beamtime session at the Balder beamline
- Processing and formatting spectral data using Python-based software
- Uploading data to SpecTable, a public XAS reference library
- Contacting user groups to encourage contributions to the database
- Evaluating and reformatting existing data sets for inclusion in the library
Who are you?
- A university student (minimum 120 credits, including at least 60 in chemistry)
- Comfortable working with Python scripts
- Experienced with chemical lab work and familiar with safety procedures.
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience with X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XANES & EXAFS)
- A Master's level background in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
As a person you are organised, detail oriented, and methodical in your work.
Practical details:
Duration: 4 weeks, June-July
Location: MAX IV Laboratory, Lund, Sweden
Work plan:
- Week 24: Lab work - prepare reference samples & contact users and ask for contributions to the database
- Week 25: Learn the analysis programs and start evaluating and reformating old data sets & beamtime on Sunday, June 22, to measure the reference samples in transmission
- Weeks 26-27: Populate the SpecTable library with newly collected data sets and implement existing data from MAX IV and external user contributions
This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a cutting-edge research environment and contribute to a valuable scientific resource. Join us this summer and be part of the future of synchrotron science!
Interested? Apply now!
For further information, please visit:
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/work-lund-universityhttp://www.sweden.sehttps://www.maxiv.lu.se/about-us/careers/compensation-benefits/ MAX IV is a Swedish national large-scale research infrastructure hosted by Lund University. It provides scientists from Sweden and abroad, with intense x-rays and state-of-the-art instrumentation for research in areas such as engineering, physics, structural biology, chemistry and nanotechnology. Its 16 beamlines receive up to 2 000 scientists annually, conducting ground-breaking experiments in materials and life sciences using the brilliant X-rays.
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Så ansöker du Sista dag att ansöka är 2025-03-23
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Omfattning Detta är ett heltidsjobb.
Arbetsgivare Lunds Universitet (org.nr 202100-3211)
Arbetsplats Lunds universitet, MAX IV
Kontakt Kajsa Sigfridsson Clauss
kajsa.sigfridsson_clauss@maxiv.lu.se +46733350724 Jobbnummer 9195256